CB CID seeks special court to try terror suspects

December 04, 2013 12:23 am | Updated November 16, 2021 06:13 pm IST - CHENNAI:

Tamil Nadu police take terror suspect Panna Ismail (with face covered) into custody, in Puttur, Andhra Pradesh. File photo

Tamil Nadu police take terror suspect Panna Ismail (with face covered) into custody, in Puttur, Andhra Pradesh. File photo

The Crime Branch CID has written to the State government seeking formation of a special court to try cases against ‘Police’ Fakruddin, Bilal Malik and Panna Ismail, the terror suspects involved in a series of grave crimes across Tamil Nadu, including the bid to blow up a convoy of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani near Madurai in 2011.

According to police sources, the Special Investigation Division of the CB CID had mooted the special court to conduct the trial on a day-to-day basis. Once the special court is formed, all the cases would be brought to trial there and the suspects lodged in a prison within a 25-km radius of the court premises, the sources said.

The involvement of the trio is alleged in at least four communal murders, including that of BJP functionaries Dr. V. Arvinth Reddy, ‘Auditor’ V. Ramesh and Hindu Munnani State secretary S. Vellaiyappan. It was also alleged that they played a key role in planting a pipe bomb under a culvert near Madurai. Abubakkar Siddique, who is alleged to have funded the crimes, is absconding, the sources added.

“We have sought a special court to try the cases in fast track mode. So far, there have been about half-a-dozen cases against these accused and some more cannot be ruled,” a CB CID official said.

In yet another revelation, the CB CID said Fakruddin and his associates were involved in a murder for gain at Gudiyatham in April.

During interrogation, they confessed to having murdered M. Panchatcharam, employee of a jewellery shop, and robbed him of Rs. 1.5 lakh.

The case registered by the local police remained undetected. It has now been transferred to the CB CID. Fingerprints on a helmet found at the scene of crime are said to be the clue in the case.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.